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Tag Archives: The Barbaric Triumph
Rediscovered: Young Scott’s Library Lives On!
Brian Leno let me know that a copy of The Dark Barbarian from 1984 is up on ABEbooks for $200. General price range on copies lately seems to hover around $50ish, but this one has added attractions. It comes from … Continue reading →
Posted in News, REH
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Tagged Book Collecting, Brian Leno, Dennis Rickard, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Scott Connors, The Barbaric Triumph, The Dark Barbarian
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Rediscovered: Great Moments in Tough Guy Litcrit
Among the casual hobbies I indulge in from time to time: trying to toughen up my pal and occasional Guest Blogger Brian Leno when he is knocking out the litcrit. Makes for a fine counterpoint to the usual cheer and cheese … Continue reading →
Posted in Boxing, Lit, REH
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Tagged Brian Leno, Fight Card, John D. Haefele, Mark Finn, Paul Bishop, The Barbaric Triumph
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Two-Gun Bob: Thundering Hoof Beats
In the review I did this past summer for issue 15 of Two-Gun Raconteur, I mentioned the moment late in 2005 when a couple of new critical anthologies on Robert E. Howard were being prepped for publication in 2006, his centennial year. One … Continue reading →
Tombstone: Willeford
The week before I watched The Pope of Greenwich Village on the anniversary of Charles Willeford’s death, my pal Leo Grin happened to be on a trip to Washington, D.C. Leo is known for the great Robert E. Howard magazine The Cimmerian, … Continue reading →
Posted in Dash, Film, REH, Willeford
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Tagged Adam Baldwin, Arlington, Big Hollywood, celebrity graves, Chuck, Human Target, Joe Louis, Lee Marvin, Leo Grin, The Barbaric Triumph, The Cimmerian, The Pope of Greenwich Village
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News: June 2009
NO EXTRA TOURS Nothing extra kicking along the mean streets for June, but the desperate always can use an edition of the Dashiell Hammett Tour book for a self-guided prowl over the gumshoe-haunted Frisco hills. And any tours open for … Continue reading →
Posted in DMac, News, REH, Willeford
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Tagged Ace Atkins, Black Mask, Bob Truluck, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Firsts, Hammett Tour Book, Radio, Raymond Chandler, The Barbaric Triumph, The Cimmerian, The Dark Barbarian, Vince Emery
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